Protective immunity against Nippostrongylus brasiliensis requires antigen presentation by IL-4Rα responsive B cells
Includes bibliographical references. === Nippostrongylus brasiliensis is a parasitic nematode infection that affects rodents. B-cells have been shown to play an important role in immunity to many different infections by antibody production and T-cell activation. But B-cell function in the protective...
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Format: | Dissertation |
Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2015
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14954 |